by rt.com
Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned on Thursday that repair issues with Nord Stream pipeline’s pumping turbines could result in a complete stoppage of natural gas supplies to the EU.
Such a scenario would be “a disaster for Germany,” which has a high level of dependence on gas deliveries via the pipeline, he told RIA Novosti news agency at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The Nord Stream pipeline reduced flows via the Baltic Sea to Germany by roughly 60% this week after Siemens failed to return pumping turbines that had undergone repairs in Canada, due to anti-Russia sanctions…
